Katherine Leamy

KATHERINE LEAMY loves to travel.

Her four-week solo trip to Italy and Croatia is at the heart of this travel memoir. The trip launched her passion of helping others learn to travel lighter and to explore the idea of solo travel as a form of self-care; to stop struggling with heavy, overloaded bags, and enjoy the journey more.

Travelling alone gave her the courage to do things she’d never dared to do before. She’s a blogger and has become quite the go-to person for all things about travelling light.

She lives in the Waikato, New Zealand, with her family. Nursing keeps her grounded in what really matters in life, which is why travel means so much: connecting with people from all over the world, learning how others live, and appreciating and respecting all our differences and similarities.

When she’s not travelling, and often when she is, Katherine can be found tapping away at her computer answering questions, promoting, inspiring and educating others on how to travel light and travel solo on her travel blog, The 5 Kilo Traveller - www.the5kilotraveller.com